When Austin Kerndt, a human biology senior, sat down to write his application for medical school this past summer, he never anticipated a creative diversion would become a Spartan spirit sensation.
Jeff Monroe is on the sidelines of every MSU football game and practice, but his time to shine doesn’t come until someone else’s light starts to flicker.
The winter break of 1876 on the campus of the State Agricultural College was very much a similar scene as one today. Classes were suspended, students had traveled off campus, and the everyday grind had given way to a calming respite. The college was continuing to flourish in a post-Civil War United States led by a group of talented students studying new advances in agricultural science.
Since the time of MSU’s first dormitory, Saints’ Rest, the Department of Residence Life has expanded to provide a home-cooked meal and a warm bed to countless Spartans.
When university officials announced renovations for the Wharton Center, audience members listened to the list of projects with quiet excitement.
Freshman midfielder Spencer Thompson woke up last Monday as an MSU freshman midfielder with no goals to his name.
With cold weather comes another seasonal depressant — costly electric bills. As fall sets in and jackets become essential, many people crank up the heat to stay warm in their homes.
An East Lansing development group unveiled a plan Tuesday to add housing, shops and commercial space that officials hope will attract MSU graduates to downtown Lansing.
Karen Plaut was presented with an Outstanding Supervisor Award in honor of National Boss Day on Tuesday. The awards, given by MSU’s Family Resource Center, started seven years ago at the university to honor bosses who are well-liked by their employees.
Whether she’s tardy for class or trying to get somewhere fast, zoology junior Marilyn Smith has been known to throw caution to the wind when traversing campus crosswalks.
Heading into the 2007 season, the MSU women’s soccer team was convinced it was not only good enough to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament but also that it could contend to win the tournament.
As other 16-year-olds got their driver’s licenses, extended their curfews and got ready for dances, my world quickly transformed into one of adulthood, as I found out my dad was diagnosed with cancer.
While buying milk in my local Quality Dairy, I happened upon a copy of the “Girls of MSU Calendar,” and as a female member of the MSU student body, I represent one of the many female students who are extremely upset and offended by this enterprise.
Members of the Michigan House of Representatives made the right decision when they voted in favor of three bills cracking down on drunken driving. The bills, which passed with heavy bipartisan support, aim at punishing repeat offenders and heavily intoxicated motorists.
For years, I have appreciated the columns of John Bice who examines an important feature of today’s world — the role of religion in society. He not only identifies the sources for his opinions but develops his conclusions from them in a most reasoned way.
An East Lansing development group unveiled a plan Tuesday to add housing and retail space that officials hope will attract MSU graduates to downtown Lansing.
A Kalamazoo woman in town for a horse show had her shoulder bag containing about $700 in personal property stolen from the Pavilion for Agriculture and Livestock Education on Sunday, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Business leaders and some Michigan Republicans are looking to repeal the sales tax expansion that was passed by the state Oct. 1 during the night of Michigan’s brief government shutdown.
Naomi Mendelsohn wears a pentacle around her neck. Its encircled upright five-pointed star represents earth, air, fire, water and spirit — the elements of her Pagan beliefs. Because she wears a symbol of a religion that is commonly misunderstood, Mendelsohn said she and Pagan friends have received ridicule and challenges to their beliefs in the past from people who didn’t understand them.
The Great Lakes were at the center of a debate on water use this weekend as environmentalists criticized Democratic presidential candidate and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson for suggesting that Great Lakes states could help quench some Southwestern states’ thirst for water.